Archive | January, 2011
Ten Must-Have Books for Conservatives and Libertarians
In no particular order. No conservative or libertarian should be caught dead without all ten of the following books in his or her private library. 10. Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman The remarkable economic tome from Ronald Reagan’s most famous economic adviser is a must for conservatives and libertarians alike. Especially now that we’re [...]
Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Saves Two Children from Burning Car
4. January 2011
Some politicians kiss babies. Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray (D) pulls children from burning cars. Shrewd.
European Governments Seize Private Pensions
4. January 2011
And don’t think for a moment that Democrats wouldn’t try to do the same thing here. As John at Verum Serum says, in Europe they own your future. As most pension schemes in Europe are organised by the state, European ministers of finance have a facilitated access to the savings accumulated there, and it is [...]
Reminder: Obama Opposed Debt Ceiling Increase in 2006
4. January 2011
Keep this in mind as The One and his Congressional allies use all kinds of unpleasant words to describe Republicans who will vote against raising the debt ceiling: The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government [...]
NewSouth Books Responds to My Blog Post
4. January 2011
NewSouth Books, which has decided to edit-out the racial slurs which appear in Mark Twain literature, has responded to my blog post in the comments section: We understand there are strong feelings about this; we feel strongly too about the sanctity of literature, and opposing censorship. What is perhaps unclear in the article above is [...]
9th Circuit Rules War Memorial Cross Unconstitutional
4. January 2011
A Clinton-appointed federal judge writing for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has declared a 43-foot-tall cross located at a California war memorial to be unconstitutional, in yet another victory for the anti-religion left. “After examining the entirety of the Mount Soledad Memorial in context — having considered its history, its religious and non-religious uses, [...]
Republicans to Stream Opening of Congress on Facebook
4. January 2011
House Republicans, many of whom have already conquered Twitter, will stream tomorrow’s opening of the 112th Congress on Facebook. Tomorrow, House Republicans will live stream the opening session of the 112th Congress – including the swearing-in ceremony and remarks by Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) – on the Pledge to America Facebook Page. The House will [...]
Pelosi: Repealing ObamaCare will “do very serious violence” to the deficit, debt
4. January 2011
As Josh Kraushaar of Hotline says, this must be the least effective spin against ObamaCare repeal: Pelosi on HCR: “To say we’re going to repeal it … is to do very serious violence to the national debt and deficit.” The good news for Republicans: This woman will be leading House Democrats at least for the [...]
Nancy Pelosi’s Legacy of Massive Debt
4. January 2011
Here’s a shockingly awful figure: Since Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) became speaker of the House in January 2007, the national debt has increased by 60%. When the Pelosi Democrats took control of Congress on January 4, 2007, the national debt stood at $8,670,596,242,973.04 — that’s $8.67 trillion. Today, the last day of the 111th Congress and [...]
House Democrat Announces Support for ObamaCare Repeal
4. January 2011
The first member of his caucus to do as much, as far as I can tell. It’s Representative Dan Boren (D-OK), a surviving Blue Dog who oppose the legislation back when it passed the House. Speaking of surviving Blue Dogs: Andrew Stiles notes that just 12 of the 39 Blue Dogs who opposed ObamaCare were [...]
5. January 2011
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